Relatives and friends of the 14-year-old, tragically killed in a hit-and-run on busy Normanton Road, Intake, watched as the crossing was officially opened by Jasmyn’s parents.

Balloons bearing messages for heroine Jasmyn – who was honoured with a national award for saving the life of her friend Tia Tucker by pushing her out of the way of the car – were then released in nearby Richmond Park.

Resident Sandra Bradley, who started a 12,571-strong petition calling for the crossing, said: “This is Jazzy’s legacy, in the hope that we will be able to cross this extremely busy stretch of road more safely.”

Sandra, who was almost drowned out by traffic noise and moved to tears, said children had already used the crossing to access the park in a ‘sight not seen for decades’.

Figures released after Jasmyn’s death showed people were still speeding on the road and a radar check used just this month found drivers travelling at an average speed of 39mph on the 30mph road.

James Colliver, associate assistant principal at nearby Outwood Academy City school, said after the opening: “It is a notorious road, there’s been a lot of injuries on here in the past and it’s taken someone to lose their life to get the crossing in her memory.

“So people need to just recognise the speed limit and making sure they’re sticking to it.”

He said the crossing was a ‘breakthrough’ and people had chosen not to go to the school or use the park because the road was unsafe.

Mr Colliver added: “So I believe now that we will get more people using the park as it should be used and hopefully we’ll get students passing through during peak times and more walking to school – hopefully now they know they can do that with a safe crossing in Jazzy’s memory.”

Friends and family of Jasmyn Chan release balloons at the opening of Jazzy's crossing on Normanton Hill. Picture: Andrew Roe